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>> they're obviously blind men as well. gunmen said they caught them carrying out an operation, and that they're separatist leaders. the esc members say he and his

colleagues are guests. they're not prisoner of war 37 that's what the self proclaim mayor calls them. what do we make of all this? >> reporter: we have to see if anything has changed. but that's what they said, that they were enemies of war, they were spying or enemy governments. for them to go from there to guests, we have to see what circumstances they were told to say that. everybody has weighed in on the mayor himself, on the mayor, the pro-russian men. and some were really anger about

this development. it could be that there was progress. the mayor has said they could be freed soon, though he said they were not to be spinninged as prisoners of war. who was not at that table are the five ukrainians who wit were with them at the time. and they may be the ones that that will be held. it's all very fluid for us to be able to give a picture of what's happening. when natalia left her home she thought it was for a week. her husband, now at sea, is an ukrainian navy officer. >> it's difficult to imagine that things could turn out like this.

i never thought we would have to move and leave everything behind. we were afraid. now we're in another city, and i don't know what's going to happen. we have to run from place to place in our own country. >> reporter: many service men and their families have relocate to the southeast ukraine. >> those that are here are refused to collaborate in the with the russians. not the same as crimea. the men here now are not from this area. >> reporter: the pro russians caught up with them. pro russian protesters are still opeoccupying the government building two weeks after they seized it. now their positions are hardened. >> i'm waiting for the russian invasion because i think it's

our own hope of settling this problem with minimal losses. >> reporter: russian troops have been moving over the border in the last few days. it's a scenario that the army and navy base know all too well. the ships at sea at the time were diverted and made their way here. the ukrainian army was no match for russia's power. it's hard to see how there could be any resistence for russians to show up on their door step. >> how does the situation of those prisoners in slovensk, with the consideration of what

is happening in kiev. >> reporter: i think those who have been held hostage, there has been no military operation held on the ground. shortly before that the government announced phase two of its anti-terror operation, but that was never implemented. the young men said boldly they're going keep as many hostages as they can as long as their town is surrounded by government forces who they say came to slaughter their town it is certainly a huge hiccup. it's not just about slovenesk, but there are other towns where they tried to take over the government buildings, they

didn't succeed, but the people are angered and hardened, and you have that all over eastern ukraine at the moment. the reason there is no military operation is because of these who are held and any move by the government could put their lives in jeopardy. >> thank you very much. south korea's prime minister has resigned over his government handling of thefer way disaster. at least 187 people died after the ship sank and capsized a week ago. the families o cry of the famill missing keep him awake at night. >> reporter: the president has accepted the resignation of the prime minister, but not yet. he hays to work with the agencies in the aftermath of

this horrible disaster. they are concerned about how this came to be. that's something that the prime minister addressed in his spee speech. the right thing for me to do is to resign. i accept responsibility for the problem from the beginning of the accident to disaster. >> reporter: as he accepted the responsibility for the response, it also put him in the firing line. relatives were furious about delays getting into the ship while hope of survives remained

in lack off information they are getting from officials. the actions of the crew have been called murder and outgoing prime minister went further. >> through this accident i have felt there have been so many varieties of irregularities that have continued in every corner of our society and practices that have gone wrong. i hope these deep rooted evils never happen again. >> apology of those killed also a challenge to his president, colleagues and government to engage in far-reaching reform. the opposition wasted no time in the prime minister offering their resignation, calling it cowardly and that they need to face up to their responsibility.

but they also offered their apology to the nation. the widespread lax regulations to safety here that people are facing up to here in the grieving when the ferry went down. if they're going to tackle that issue as well as the pressing issues in the aftermath of this disaster, that will be a monumentaling. >> syria has until the end of day to hand over the remaining of its stock pile of chec chemil weapons. activists have announced a new law restricting the right to protest. in cairo they say they're not

against former army general al sisi's, but the government. the united states and malaysia have agreed to improve their bilateral relations. that agreement comes after a visit of president obama. the prime minister is suggesting malaysia is not ready to sign the u.s.-led trade deal. reports from malaysia's capitol. >> reporter: it's been billed as a historic visit. the first u.s. president to visit malaysia in 50 years. >> today the united states is once again playing a leadership role in the asia pacific, and a key part of our strategy is expanding our ties with southeast asia.

>> already an important trade partner with many countries including the united states, it means a more assertive nation. and the u.n. is trying to include that in the deal. >> you have multiple friends. multiple levels of relationships in order to balance that you're not talking to anyone in particular. the defense aspect of what's going on has to be balanced by real trade and business. >> reporter: some people worry that the move that removes trade protection will leave small businesses untieable compete and large businesses enjoy the labor group. one thing that was not daysed was m malaysia's human rights

record. the opposition leader may yet again be impressed for sodomy, the charge he and human rights groups say it false. but. >> president obama and i are equally concerned about silver liberties as a principle. as you know when i came to office in 2009 i introduced a slew of reforms. >> reporter: both leaders acknowledged that there is still work to be done on that front, but this trip was primarily to underscore the importance of the region to the u.s. it was a point he stressed aga again. al jazeera, malaysia. >> staying with president obama's asian tour and protesters in the philippines demonstrated against a security deal with the u.s. ahead of his

visit there. activists say the accord affects the sovereignty of the philippines. going up in this news hour, corruption concerns have residents and oil rich city. and in sport find out what somement nbnba nba players have to say about comments made. >> hundreds of thousands of people have been packed in vatican city st. peter square.

pope john paul ii and pope john xxiii were declared saints. >> some traveled all night, and some christiane traveled great . >> we enroll among the saints and decree among the whole church. [ bells ringing ] >> reporter: the two late popes were among the most important modernizing the church into the 21st century, a dual canonization a first in the history of the catholic church with two living popes as well. three miracles to prove their sanctity, two saints and one catholic church.

it's widely thought that the act of double canonization will draw the church closer together. >> here we have john xxiii, john paul ii continues and john xxiii. that's why the church is swined togethejoinedtogether by these . >> reporter: pope francis did not begin this process, but he certainly insured that it could go ahead by relaxing the rules in the case of john xxiii after his predecessor pope benedict xvi sped up the process. >> blessing, blessing. it's wonderful feeling.

>> we came from poland, you know, and very great day for us, really. we are very proud of our pope, and both popes. >> the catholic world has two new saints, and history has been made. jonah hull, al jazeera, at the vatican. >> jonah joins me live now. a day of celebration and sainthood. tell us more about the process of verification for a miracle. >> well technically speaking,, stephen, two proven medical miracles are required after their death. proven by a series of church, committees, and examinations by agnostic doctors. they have to verify the miracle

and then send the report. the pope has the find say. in pope john paul's case two miracle asks take. two years after the death of pope john xxiii only one has taken place by the curing of a catholic nun who was suffering from a gastric hemorrhage who was healed after prayer to pope john xxiii two years after he died. and popedown paul 2 was so widely adored in the church. makpope john paulpope john pauln xxiii here saints.

you've traveled the world from canada, what did it mean to you to be here today? >> it is such an historical an event to have two blessed popes become saints. that's very overwhelming for a catholic. and it's really sort of a--it puts an exclamation to our faith. coming here it's such a joy even though standing for a long time, and waking up early, and only one hour of sleep. all that is sort of just forgotten. it's such a wonderful feeling. we just soaked it all up after the event. >> how bug of a moment do you think this is in the relative new papacy of pope francis. what do you think this will do for the church under pope francis? >> i think it's going to impact a lot of non-believers and

non-catholics. loft of them have--a lot of them have come back to the church, and now with with two popes becoming saints, i think it will bring the flock back to the church. >> from canada, traveled all the way here to rome to the vatican to witness the day's events, one of many thousand who is did so, and millions more who watched on television around the world. >> jonah hull, thank you very much. the election that is expected to secure if the president's for a third term. the parliamentary vote against

encup bent. five british n.a.t.o. troops in a helicopter crash was an accident. it happened in kandahar. it's thought the helicopter came down because of a technical fault. the crash is still being investigated. they've had no reports of enemy activity in the area. usually hot weather across india resulted with many people being treated in hospital. let's get more on this story. the heat in india catching up with people. here's rich. >> meteorologist: well, it's the time of year. just waiting for the monsoon rains to alleviate the heat. but in the meantime it continues to build and build, no signs of

lapse in the build up we've got. 17 days this month temperatures have exceeded 40 degrees. you see the forecast has 44 in calcutta, so no change there. heat is lawing a part in weather conditions in the united states. the contrasting warm and cold has spawned one or two significant tornadoes. the friday tornado in north carolina was the first at three. we've had this season it's the slowest start to the season since the early 1950's. you can see the damage, pretty ncaaly event, 16 people injured, and the situation will probably get somewhat worse before it gets better because across these surgeosouthern states there is significant change. that towards part of the u.s.

and the hull grudgely further up the eastern seaboard. >> thanks, rich. iraqis will vote in parliamentary election this is week. so far the build up has been marred by violence corruption and local money are major issues. we have reports now from the oil rich region of basra. >> they make tea for the family. it's not as easy as it looks. the water is undrinkable, and it's been this way for decades. >> you can never drink it. it's assault y an salty and if r face your eyes burn. >> reporter: she said life was better before. >> we lived a good life in the 60's.

it's not like that for the children now. as the situation changed we changed two. >> reporter: the father of the house was forced to leave the police force after he suffered a clot to the brain three years ago. he pays his bills but the water is bad, the daily electricity the blackouts continue, and i can't afford the medical treatments he receives. >> my life is dark. i can't explain my feelings. we have poor electricity, and the water is foul and polluted. even daylight is dark in my life. >> reporter: it could be one of the richest cities in the world. around three-quarters of iraq's estimated 441 barrels of crud oil lay under the ground in this region. money for water, sewerage and electricity the infrastructure. but most people have given up waiting for promises to be kept, and they want to know where the

cash goes. people in this neighborhood and many others across the city has never had drinking water from their taps. one of the reasons is because of corruption. the candidate for the apri april 11th election said the government does not give enough money towards basic infrastructure projects. >> when the central government gives local government money the stealing starts. the corruption we suffer here is like a lot of cities in iraq. >> the country is still struggling with the legacy of saddam hussein, but the battle against corruption can be won. >> in the time of saddam hussein he concentrated on the killing of the spirit of our country. there are procedures to be taken against corruption and we expect results soon.

>> for this woman and her granddaughter who walk to fill their bucket with fresh water twice a day th p the promise of iraq's new system may seem a world away. >> some iraqis have already cast their vote for those living abroad. we have been speaking to iraqis in jordan. >> reporter: around 150,000 iraqis living in jordan have started voting in their country's election on sunday. they also have monday to cast their vote before polls open in iraq on wednesday. now many of these voters have been living in jordan for several years. some even decades. an international observer say voter turnout abroad could be lower than previous election because the security situation in iraq has not improved notably to allow iraqis living in exile

to return to their country. they say their vote matters and even if they don't plan to return to iraq any time soon. >> the best way for every change is for a peaceful political process. and for peaceful development in iraq. is it through ballot, election, or voting. this is what we are doing. we believe in the democratic cross. >> reporter: there are 14 polling centers across jordan, most of which are in the capitol ammam. this is the first time they're participating in the election since 2005. there are hundreds of election observers were 300 different

organizations who will be monitoring the transparency of this election. and we're told the ballot boxes will be transported to baghdad on monday evening where they will be checked against iraqi government's record of eligible iraqi voters living abroad. >> to come on the news hour, argentina, an unusually annual race. signer signer. >> reporter: on control in pakistan karachi police fighting crime in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. and we'll have this story in the second half.

>> america's major basketball league is investigating racism allegations against the team owner. it's alleged donald sterling was caught on tape not to promote her association with black people and not to bring them to games. and investigates need to confirm that it is the clipper's owner. >> this is the man at the center of the race storm in the nba. clippers owner donald sterling allegedly caught on tape not to pose photos of herself with black people and not to bring african-american people to clippers games. >> if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people, do you have to?

don't bring them to my games. >> reporter: the league said there will be no sanctions against the clippers or their owner until they confirm it is sterling's voice on the tape. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> they are young men. shouldn't be african-american men. we have two white guys. it's about being human. so we're not going to get to what place we are because we represent each other. this is our team, that's the way we're going to keep it, and no one was happy about it. >> reporter: with the playoffs ongoing across north america many high profile players have already made their feelings clear. >> there is no room for that in our game. we found a way to make this the

greatest game in the world. and for comments like that it takes our game, and we can't have it. we can't have it from a player, an owner, fan, it doesn't matter if you're black, white, hispanic, whatever the case may be, we can't have that as part of the game. the commission will take care of it. >> reporter: even the u.s. president, a keen basketball fan, has been thrown in the controversy. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you really don't have to do anything. you just let them talk and that's what happened here. >> reporter: clippers players did meet to discuss their reaction to sterling's alleged comments, and for now have agreed to appear in supplied's playoff game. sarah coates, al jazeera. >> we'll have more on this developing story from america with andy, and that will come later in sports. it's been 20 years since

south africa held its first apartheid elections. celebrations will be held all over the country to mark the end of white minority rule. but many say move needs to be done. we have reports from johannesburg. >> photographs of her family bring back fond memories but she said she sometimes gets annoyed. she voted for freedom in south africa's first democratic elections in 1994. she said young people don't know what the like to live under apartheid. >> because we lived like--we used to live like dogs. >> reporter: violet calls apartheid the dark days. those who protested were arrested by the government and sometimes killed. many helped to end the

oppression. this 23-year-old learned about apartheid through school and word of mouth. she knows without aparthei--shen apartheid she wouldn't be doing this job. >> there are issues that come up because of the caliber of leadership that we have in our country. this is definitely riddled with a lot of corruption. our leaders in a sense have forgotten they are people. >> reporter: millions of people are jobless. approximately one in every four. there is growing inequality. >> we have a different kind of apartheid. a class apartheid who continues to benefit those who benefit under apartheid but with a small layer of the black middle class drafted on to those who benefited historically, and that has to change.

>> reporter: the ruling africa congress has over come in the last 22 years. but millions more across the country say they are still waiting for the basics like water and electricity along with affordable housing. al jazeera, johannesburg. >> ethiopia's government has defended its decision to detain six belonge bloggers and one jo. they write and criticize the government. we have the story. this is not the first time that journalists have been targeted. >> reporter: government officials happening knowledge the arrest of one journalist.

technically this is true because the other six arrested along with this journalist are bloggers, and the government does not identify them as media practitioners. government representatives insist no one has been arrested. >> if by some political accident someone who calls themselves a journalist because they keep writing some articles to a website, it's more of a criminal and terrorist activity, and they will be arrested most definitely for the terrorist activity. it would be entirely, you're right, to call limb him a jour, and it's an entirely different matter to characterize the

events that led to his imprisonment as an attack against an journalist. >> reporter: it's not the first time that there have been charges of terror against georgeists. there journalist who is are serving prison sentences of 14-to-27 years in prison being convicted of being involved with terrorism. >> al jazeera is continuing to call for the immediate release of journalists being held in egypt. their trial has been adjourned until may 3rd. they've been in jail now for 120 days. they are accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood, now declared an terrorist organization. the fourth al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since august. he has been on a hunger strike

for the last 97 days. al jazeera rejects all the charge. 50 police officers have been killed in pakistan's largest city since the beginning of the year. karachi is beset with armed gangs affiliated with political groups now groups linked with the taliban are also taking over the city. officers say they need more resources to deal with the rising level of violence. we have reports from karachi. [ sirens ] >> reporter: a team of police nations it's way through one of karachi's most dangerous neighborhoods. they are on what is called a targeted operation. al jazeera has been given rare access. officers say an i informant alerted them to this address. they approach carefully. once inside think find who they're looking for. these men allegedly belong to a well-known criminal gang. in all six people are arrested.

investigators say they discove discovered arms and narcotics in their possession. the mission is considered a major success not only for the arrest but because officers face resistence and not a single shot was fired. the superintendent of police said far too often his men are caught in dangerous situations without the right equipment. >> we are facing a shortage of protective gear. >> karachi is pakistan's largest and most violent city. in recent times the taliban and alqaida-linked groups have grown in groups across the city, and sectarian attacks are on the rise. caught in the middle are the

police, underfunded and poorly equipped, the dangers of the jobs have cost many lives. so far this year nearly 50 officers have been killed. they still find it difficult to talk about his youngest brother. he had been a police officer for just two years. he was shot dead in january while on patrol. >> my brother loved working for the police, but more needs to be done to protect officers. it's such a dangerous job. they need better equipment to keep them safe. >> reporter: the provincial government has ordered new safety gear for the police but haven't said when it will be issued. so as violence across the city continues to rise, more officers are likely to lose their lives trying to protect it. >> hundreds of students have rallied against the government in venezuela's capitol. they're angry about high unemployment and inflation. they've been demanding that president nicolás maduro step

down. demonstrators in brazil rally in support in the legalization and production of marijuana. 2,000 people marched through sao paulo. authorities say it would lead to corruption. in buenos aires, a generation of waiters are celebrating the tradition in the most unusual way that involves customers waiting a very long time for their bill. we have reports from buenos aires. >> reporter: efficiency, poise and grace just three of the virtues required, and they were all on display here in the heart of buenos aires.

dante gomez is a previous winner. >> they most respond rapidly and treat customers always with a smile. those are the main characteristics of a good waiter. >> he's worked at this bar in the legal district serving lawyers and judges for two decades. it's a profession he said he loves because he enjoys dealing with the public. >> an often maligned profession some still practice it with style and panache, and nowhere is waiting for a table better preserved than here in buenos aires. the waiters here as in all the major establishments work their way up the career ladder from washing glasses to finally when they're ready to serving customers. it's a story that goes way back. the waiters race with

celebration and pride in their profession. >> it's a tradition here. buenos aires has always been a hospitable city with more than 10,000 hotels, restaurant and bars it's a profession we're very proud of. >> this race is for the waiters. and this one for the waitresses. 1,600 meters to the government palace and back balancing two bottles and four glasses on the tray. the winner is not only the fasters but with the better balance. now that's service. >> still to come here on the news hour. the u.s. company tackling the invasion of asian fish if it's great lakes and making millions in the process. and in sports news of a decade of domination were boxing's world heavyweight champion.

>> the asian carp is causing a major problem cross some of members biggest waterways. it's devouring maytive fish and quickly multiplying. kentucky is hoping a new disposal method will solve of the problems. we have reports from paduak in kentucky. >> what do you do when an invasive space seas overwhelms american waterways?

earn millions sending them back to china and credit for removing the nuisance fish. >> we export half a million pounds, and this year we'll enlarge the numbers for export. at the same time we also market in the u.s. >> the massive asian carp first arrived in kentucky in the 1970's and 80's. frequent floods overwhelm the ponds and carry the fish in local waterways. including the mississippi river. now the hefty herb voirs are carrying across the midwest. one broke darrell butler's ribs. >> it jumped up in the body and hit me in the ribs. they are dangers. they've taken over the waterways. >> they're too bony for american

tastes, but the ever present carp are beginning to catch on with recreational fishermen. using the bow and airglow carp in this country is kind of a dirty word. in europe and asia it's a delicacy. but over here people are used to their big maximums and french fries were for most fish there are limited seasons to real them in but there's nothing that they would like better than to deplete the stocks of asian carp so you can real them in year round. >> we're trying to feed people and employ people in a community that needs employment. >> it does have more bones than other species do, but it's really good. people need to try it. it's really dishes. >> with the first of the invasive critters appearing in the great lakes water shed no one is worried about overfishing

asian carp in america except perhaps two river fisheries. >> now to. >> right america's basketball league the nba investigating racism allegations against a team owner. donald sterling was caught on tape telling a woman not to promote her association with black people, and not to bring them to gangs. the nba said it needs to confirm it is sterling on the recording. but many have voiced their angry. >> there's no room for that in our game. we've found a way to make this the greatest game in the world. for comments like that it takes our game and we can't have that. we can't have it from an owner. we can't have it from a fan. it doesn't matter if you're black, white, hispanic, whatever the case may be. >> a writer for think progress in the united states. travis joins us from washington, d.c.

thanks for being with us. this apparently not the first time sterling has faced race allegations. can you tell us about his history in that regard? >> reporter: right, so in the last decade or so he has had three pretty high profile cases that are probably more pernicious than this one. he has been sued by the federal department of justice for housing discrimination for not wanting to rent apartments to black, asian, and hispanic tenants, and there have been two separate cases where he has reached multi dollar settles. he worked as general managethiss to donald sterling the nba has for a long time known these feelings might be there. yet they haven't done anything about it. >> bearing that in mind

president obama is speaking a little early on about the nba strong african-american heritage. what sort of response do you mope for or expect from the nba? >> well, i think it depends on which side of the nba you're talking about. i think the response from the players so far has been positive. i think one owner of the sacramento kings has spoken out and said there is no room for it. i think adam sillter, the commissioner's response was oh positive for a start. it was a god place for a start saying this is offensive. they have to investigate and do everything they can to determine the veracity of the recording. but i think the nba has to take swift action here. whether it's a suspension of donald sterling, an effort to get him to sell the team. from a legal standpoint it will be hard. the options are going to be somewhat limited, but it's clear they have to take action. there is no room for this in sports or our saturday.

for the simple fact they haven't taken action before. this can't stand. >> travis, is sterling the type of guy who might apologize, and would that help in this situation? >> i'm not sure donald sterling is the type of person who will issue a sincere heart-felt apology here. we're talking about someone who settled out of court his two racial discrimination claims in housing to avoid a lengthy court fight. i don't think this is a thing where he's going to come out and apologize. even if it does i'm not sure it's going to do any good. i think the damage has been done here. if this is him. if this is actually him on the recording, this is a league where more than three-quarters of the players are african-american. where a sizeable number of the fans are african-american. it's a league where the white players and european layers play along side african-americans.

i think everyone will find this offensive and find there is not room for it. >> thank you so much for your time. there is more on that story at our website. you can check that out at www.aljazeera.com/sports. well, liverpool could take a big step towards winning the english premier league title. right now they're taking on chelsea. starting the day five points clear of their rivals rivals. it's not clear for them. they're 1-0 down. sutherland moved out of the relegation loan. they'll be looking to keep their title challenge going away at crystal palace. >> i think that everyone that has been working in football knows of the football, everything that happens. and you see in the last games. >> here's how the table is looking for now.

looking for their first title in 24 years. ryan giggs starting as interim manager with a 4-0 win. >> it's started so many times in wig games, and that's the best feeling i've had. i felt 10-foot tall, so proud. fan reaction has been great all week. >> it's been all but forgotten in the aftermath of the death of tito villanova. he died at the age of 45 friday night after a long fight against cancer. villanova's funeral will take place on monday. now real madrid with a chance to close the gap on atletico.

>> as all the league games in spain this weekend there was a minute of violence as a tribute to tito villanova who died on friday. real were looking to go above their arch rivals in second place in la liga, and it took christiano ronaldo six minutes. he opened the scoring with a brilliant strike. if you thought that was good the second goal after the break was even better. the portuguese striker making it 2-0 after 52 minutes after the 30th league goal of the season. later sergio ramoff puts it beyond doubt and they rounded out the scoring after 83 minutes making it 4-0 to real madrid.

that was three points behind atletico on sunday. they continued their good run of form at grenada. they move up five places to ninth. relegation secured three vital points to escape the relegation zone. richard nicholson, al jazeera. >> make nothing mistakes in the latest offense the world heavy weighs title. in the fifth round for his 62 for ten years. more sport from me later on, but that is it for now. >> andy, thank you very much, indeed. i'll be with you in the next 30 minutes. we have the latest on the ukraine situation and our

correspondent there. >> the debate that divides america, unites the critics, a reason to watch al jazeera america the standout television event borderland, is gritty honesty. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes on down here, the only way to find out, is to see it yourselves. >> taking viewers beyond the debate. >> don't miss al jazeera america's critically acclaimed series borderland on al jazeera america also available on demand

>> next on al jazeera america presents... >> the catholic church of the 21st century is a global financial power. the pope might just be one of the biggest landloards in the world. the church is now spending heavily on political lobbyists. >> 21% of the dioceses told us that they never audit their parishes. we found that 85% of the dioceses had experienced an embezzlement in recent years, many more than one.